Monday, December 9, 2013

Very lovely six page spread in "Pages" - a publication of Cloth Paper Scissors. When Catherine sent us the Email a few days ago (previous post, one back), I wondered which page they chose of my submissions to Catherine. It turns out that my "red page spread" was highlighted; however, the name under the photo is incorrect, though you are able to see my signature on the page (I hope) - haven't seen the hard copy yet. The red page was a fun one to do and one of my favorites; we had nine participants for that particular book. Thought you might like to see some of the prep work (since I have photos, of course - LOL). With 15 different squares and the mylar/transparency, there was a little more work; and, made use of my photography skills, too. Thanks to Catherine for all her hard work in hosting the collaborative over the five year process, submitting the books for publication; and to the other contributors and especially to my sister who also participated and invited me to the group.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Catherine Anderson, Catherine Anderson Studios, North Carolina, just sent out a message via Facebook that some of her/our entries to the Color Journal Collaborative have been published in the Winter 2014 "Pages" edition from Cloth Paper Scissors. I am excited and looking forward to seeing the pages the editors chose for publication. When my sister Nadine had an acute pancreas attack in late 2007, I accepted the invite to "play" with the group - doing eight books (creating original pages for each participant) from November 2007 through November 2011. I was unable to participate in the last three books of 2011-2012 (brown, cream, and grey). The group has since moved on to a new "same page" journal. Shown below is a photo of the eight books I participated in (all in the "green" bag from that color project) and the photo Catherine sent out today... Catherine would send the "invite," collect the original pages, construct the books, and return them back to us. We covered costs for some materials and shipping; truly, Catherine is such an inspiration and gracious hostess in giving her time to this and other collaboratives. I never entertained the thought of having something I created in a publication, so this is totally unexpected and very fun.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Catherine Anderson's Photojournal Collaborative this time has 18+ participants for the "Food" topic. We photograph "favorite foods" and put a related/unrelated recipe on the back with a "bleed" for the spine on the left. We then double-side tape them back-to-back. Will post some pages of my Renaissance Italy Lacebook Collaborative (with Sox) after doing those pages tomorrow and Tuesday. Then - on to my "Raven: Same Page" Collaborative (again, with Catherine) where I am making five books.

As a mixed media artist and perpetual life-long learner, I keep super busy in semi-retirement blending my passions of bookarts, beading and photography.The Alaska Blue Moose was named after my popular acrylic painting and is a place where I enjoy sharing inspiration with friends and family in the blogging community. Your constructive feedback is always welcome. My goal is to share the beauty of Alaska and my continuing artistic endeavors.